Hawkesbury receives federal funding to improve known crash site

Hawkesbury City Council will receive the new funding to provide infrastructure improvements at Old Pitt Town Road near Midson Road, Scheyville.

These improvements include:

Liberal Senator Marise Payne, said the improvements would mean safer trips for local motorists.

"Keeping Australians safe is the foremost priority of our government, which is why I am pleased to have secured this funding for our community," she said.

"We know that road safety projects like these can reduce the number of crashes causing death and injury by 30 per cent on average."

Hawkesbury Mayor, Councillor Patrick Conolly, said the Black Spot funding helps greatly to increase road safety by reducing the number of vehicle accidents and fatalities.

"The Black Spot Program funds safety measures at locations where a number of serious crashes are known to have occurred, improving our road safety," he said.

"These projects in the Hawkesbury are making an important contribution towards reducing serious injuries and fatalities on our roads."

The Federal Government has invested heavily in local road safety improvement projects across several programs in the Hawkesbury.

For more information on the Australian Government's Black Spot Program, or to nominate a black spot, visit investment.infrastructure.gov.au/funding/blackspots.